Daily Republican., 1887-03-30
FOURTH EDITION



The Board OF Trustees Of the PoorI
met this morning Mt the almshouno. 1
Superiptendent Guthrie presented the
follovtng report If The number of IN.
mates: White meD. l06; white women,
SIS; children, IA; colored men, II; Dol
orsd women, II; colored children, .;
total, 2l5. In the insane department.
white men, As; white women, Al; coloreu
men, IL; coiored women, Vi total IN IN
cane department, 104; total In botn de-
The following deaths occurred during
the month: Victoria Dembys st.
Georges, aged 16 years; George Bruce,
| Wilmington, aged 49, Henry Martin,
81, Georges, az ed ii; william Winsiow,
Wilmington, aged % ,,r.|
| The question arose IN to the liability
OF corporations TO pay the maintenance
OF their employees injured whi.e en-
eSeed in work for the same. Too law
Ou the matter was hunted up sua feAo
AZ follows: -, -.
"Ii a person not having legal ses-
Element In the county be brought IN o.
or retained aherein IN the SERVICE or
withia 30 dsys thereafter, become
chsrgesble to the Trustees OF the foor,
they shall have legal claim on Suon
corporation for all tnch expenses aho
rusy recover the sans ~ in other depfs
| of like amount
Mr.. Jamison called attention TO the
: fac. that James Booth, acquitted OF the
b murder Of n man named smith esverai
years ago, la low In jail nj New castle
: Dy direction of the court on tbe ground
J; of insanity, and as be Is violently IN
sane the officials of that institution ae
Z s!re and request his removal to tue In
J; sane asylum. THIS opinion OF the Doaro
was that the matter was entirsly withif
2 the Jurisdiction OF the Levy Court.
TIE following resolution, offered py
q MIR. Williams, was passed:
:. Resolved, Thai the Levy Court 90 re
aussted to provide the Trustees OF tu'
- Poor the sum Of sac, coo for the mainte
{ nance Of the poor and insane for tn
year beginning April %, 1887.
z Mr.. Lsckey offered the folio Wing:
ID Resolved, That from April 27Sh mex
~ no Trustee Of the Poor email expend 9
grant for outdoor relief, or quarteri
4 allowance or funeral expensea Tor pol
al sous 10 ths hubcredH q sum exces0iI
500 for any quarter.
r The resolubioa lei to n prolonged Oil
re cussion, In which Mr.. Lackey SAID l.
CT could get along on that amount
money Ill his dlsttict. ne tuouhnt "
&c much money was paid to outside 200
ar Mr.. Jnmison. Mr. Hart, Mr.. Cooch al
OF others sail that II tho RESOLUTION vi
passed they would rather have the GU
side supply abolished altogether.
search OF the books showed that ADO
$4,000 were paid out for ouidoorfe IL
:, Mr.. Lsckey calltd for the yeaa 81
b. nays on his motion, bat 10 wss deteat'
only Messrs. Lackey and MooEey "
ms for It.
The members ofihe Levy Couf. bt!l
Z. present, they were informed That s4'
!, 600 would be needed for the main
nance CT the poor for the gear, D
. no part OF that amount to include irt
est GU bonds
Mr.. McCrscGCn, speaking for I
Levy Court, said that be thought tht
would be no difficulty about ob'atni
that amount If thai was tho LOWEST
trustees could get along with.
Mr. Williams offered resolutions
ii thoriz,ng the advertising Of propos
for supplies for next quarter. VII
were adopted, after when she Cos
adjourned.